Speaking of Aoyagi, he walked out with the team at the BJC Friday and sat with Ono for much of the dual. Did someone say #pipeline?
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'26 Zagreb Open (2/4-8)
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Keck vs Savadkouhi on mat 2
Shamsipour vs Gamkredlidze on mat 3. Shamsipour beat Kougio and Gamkredlidze beat Zahid
Keck up 2-1 1:30 in
2-1 at the break
Keck controlling center but not many attacks
Great defense by Keck off a good attack and he somehow turns it into his own td. Amazing wrestling by Keck 4-1
Another incredible defensive sequence by Keck where he looks dead to rights but comes out on top. 7-1 Keck but Iran is challenging
Challenge won. Score is now 5-5 with Keck down on criteria. Huge challenge. 4 for Iran and 1 for Parker
Keck strikes with a quick td to take the lead back. 7-5
Keck defends and runs behind for 2. 9-5
Iran is exhausted
Keck wins 9-5 against a very high level Savadkouhi. Great win. Keck to the finals. He is wrestling as well as I’ve ever seen him
Gamkredlidze beats Shamsipour 2-2 on criteria
Shamsipour vs Gamkredlidze on mat 3. Shamsipour beat Kougio and Gamkredlidze beat Zahid
Keck up 2-1 1:30 in
2-1 at the break
Keck controlling center but not many attacks
Great defense by Keck off a good attack and he somehow turns it into his own td. Amazing wrestling by Keck 4-1
Another incredible defensive sequence by Keck where he looks dead to rights but comes out on top. 7-1 Keck but Iran is challenging
Challenge won. Score is now 5-5 with Keck down on criteria. Huge challenge. 4 for Iran and 1 for Parker
Keck strikes with a quick td to take the lead back. 7-5
Keck defends and runs behind for 2. 9-5
Iran is exhausted
Keck wins 9-5 against a very high level Savadkouhi. Great win. Keck to the finals. He is wrestling as well as I’ve ever seen him
Gamkredlidze beats Shamsipour 2-2 on criteria
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Semis are over. They are going into repechage now which I won’t be doing pbp for. Fun first session. RBY, Carr, and Keck were the bright spots. Biggest upset is Zahid getting teched. I always root for the US but I’m never sad seeing Zahid get beat
Finals are today. Supposed to start at noon eastern. The schedule says 6:00 pm start in Zagreb. Zagreb is 6 hours ahead of the eastern US
Thank you for your work.
If you are able to pull off a "Like" from Ono, that is the pinnacle.
57 Spencer Lee and RBY are the gold match
61 DeSanto won 3 of 4 round robin, most points should be gold
65 McKenna into bronze match
70 Henson and Parker into bronze matches
74 Carr into finals, Green into bronze match
86 Keckeisen into gold match, Valencia into bronze match
Bottom line, team USA has a medal round representative at all weights. Tough break for Kasak, your opponent doesn't always draw you back in.
61 DeSanto won 3 of 4 round robin, most points should be gold
65 McKenna into bronze match
70 Henson and Parker into bronze matches
74 Carr into finals, Green into bronze match
86 Keckeisen into gold match, Valencia into bronze match
Bottom line, team USA has a medal round representative at all weights. Tough break for Kasak, your opponent doesn't always draw you back in.
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Crap like this is why I'm OK with getting a bad ref in some dual. Gotta be prepared to beat both the opponent and the ref.
Is there anybody more wildly inconsistent in recent years than Zahid?
Can't wait for Levi to go up to 86 for 2028 Olympic Trials. He's as consistent as they get, and at a high level.
He sure seems like he doesn't always show up in peak condition. Looked to be gassing after the first exchange.
